Clothesline pulley and fastener



CLOTHESHNE PULLEY AND FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 6, 1920.

Lfiwyfififi Patented May MB, 1921.

PATENT OFFIQE.

ANDREW FOX, OF FORT WAYNE, INDIANA CLOTHESLINJE PULLJEY AND FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 1 0, 1921..

Application filed February 6, 1920. Serial No. 356,682.

' object thereof is to provide means in connection with a pulley forsecuring a clothes line when it is drawn taut and to secure also thepulley from turning when the clothes line is fastened.

The object of the improvement is accomplished by the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation showing the invention applied to a clothesline, a portion of the device being broken away and in section' F 2 is asimilar view of the same in a plane at right angles thereto; and

Fig. 3 is a top plan View projected from Fig. 1.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views and referring now to the same.

1 is a shield through the center of which extends a shaft 2 upon whichis mounted a pulley comprised of two similar notched disks 3. The shieldhas a rear extension 4 with a perforation 5 therein by means of whichthe device is anchored. One end of the shaft 2 projects from the side ofthe frame and has a head 6 thereon, the shaft passing through a slot 7in a clamp frame8 so that the frame is held vertically movable inconnection with the shield, a stud 9 also projecting from the shieldinto the slot 7 of the frame serves to prevent turning movement of theframe relative to the shield.

Pivoted to the upper end of the frame 8 is a jaw 10, and through thelower end of the frame extends a clamp screw 11 hav ng upon its end ajaw 12, the two jaws belng positioned diametrically opposite each otherrelative to the pulley.

In using the device the clothes line 14: is inserted between the jaw 10and the pulley and then between the pulley and the jaw 12. The device isthen anchored by securing its extension to any suitable support (notshown). The clothes line is then drawn taut by pulling the inserted endthereof around the pulley and is held taut by turning the clamp screw 11until the line is clamped between the twojaws and the pulley. When thussecured the line is prevented from retracting and the pulley also isthereby held from turning. As the clamp frame is vertically movablerelative to the pulley, the former readily accommodates its position asthe pressure of the clamp screw is applied so that the line is clampedwith equal force between the opposite jaws and the respective adjacentfaces of the pulley. The clothes line is released by loosening the clampscrew which permits it to run freely over the pulley.

What I claim is:

1. In a device of the class described, a shield having an anchorextension and a shaft extending therein; a pulley mounted loosely on theshaft; a slotted clamp frame mounted upon the shaft and being verticallymovable relative to the shield, there being means in connection with theshield and engaging the frame to prevent the latter from turningrelative thereto; a fixed jaw in con nection with one end of the frame;and a clamp screw in the opposite end of the frame and having a jaw uponits end, said jaws being positioned diametrically opposite each otherrelative to the pulley.

2. In a device of the class described, a clamping means havingoppositely positioned jaws; a shield supported by the clamping means insliding relation therewith; and a pulley within the shield between theaws of the clamping means.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

ANDREW FOX.

Witnesses:

MATILDA METTLER, WALTER Gr. Evans.

